ppp chap hostname

Use the ppp chap hostname interface configuration command to create a pool of dialup routers that all appear to be the same host when authenticating with CHAP. To disable this function, use the no form of the command.

ppp chap hostname hostname
no ppp chap hostname hostname

Syntax Description

hostname

Name to be sent in the CHAP challenge.

Disabled. The router name is sent in any CHAP challenges.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.2.

Currently, a router dialing a pool of access routers requires a username entry for each possible router in the pool because each router challenges with its hostname. If a router is added to the dialup rotary pool, all connecting routers must be updated. The ppp chap hostname command allows you to specify a common alias for all routers in a rotary to use so that only one username must be configured on the dialing routers.

This command is normally used with local CHAP authentication (when authenticating to the peer), but it will also be used for remote CHAP authentication.

Example

The commands in the following example identify the dialer interface 0 as the dialer rotary group leader and specifies ppp as the method of encapsulation used by all member interfaces. Authentication is by CHAP on received calls only. The username ISPCorp will be sent in all CHAP challenges and responses.

	interface dialer 0
	encapsulation ppp
	ppp authentication chap callin
	ppp chap hostnmae ISPCorp
	

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

aaa authentication ppp
ppp authentication
ppp chap password
ppp pap